This week JD goes solo, interviewing Bailey Morrison as part of a new series of interviews about video games with people who don't like playing video games. Inspired by Brie Code and a panel from SXSW (titled "Video Games for People Who Don't Like Video Games"), JD delves deep into the reasons Bailey finds video…Read more Ep. 06: Crying in a Closet
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Ep. 05: Imagining Play, Religion, and Education
Dr. Gregory Grieve visits with JD and Kyle this week to discuss the intersections of religion, play, and education (as well as the recent publication of his new book on Buddhism and Second Life). Grieve is a Professor and Head of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where he researches,…Read more Ep. 05: Imagining Play, Religion, and Education
Ep. 04: Bestor on Decks
This week Kyle and JD are joined by Nick Bestor, a PhD candidate studying card games and licensing in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at the University of Texas at Austin, for a rollicking journey through card games and franchises. Bestor talks about the journey that led him to studying card games professionally, from not knowing how…Read more Ep. 04: Bestor on Decks
Ep. 03: Gaming Alone
Welcome to the end of JD's childhood! Just kidding. But also this episode really is about childhood. In this episode you'll hear a lot about what growing up with games was like for JD and Kyle. JD and Kyle can trace their different styles of gaming back to when they were wee gamers, with JD…Read more Ep. 03: Gaming Alone
Ep. 02: South by South Cast (SXSW Gaming 2017 Retrospective)
See SXSW Gaming like you've never seen it before... through audio. Tag along with JD and Kyle as they frolic through the retelling of JD's FIRST EVER and Kyle's DEFINITELY NOT FIRST EVER SXSW experience. Highlights include talking about video games for people who don't like video games, trying to understand what the heck "fun" means, irritating…Read more Ep. 02: South by South Cast (SXSW Gaming 2017 Retrospective)
Ep. 01: Jews–A Fandom for Moses?
Jayme Dale and Kyle ANSWER THE BIG QUESTIONS in Episode 01 of Gaming Broad(cast). Is JD actually a fan of anything? Are Jews (and other religions) kind of like high-stakes fandoms? Why is it so tempting to be jerks about other groups you're not a part of? Why did Kyle eat a dog cookie? Stuff…Read more Ep. 01: Jews–A Fandom for Moses?
Ep. 00: A Gaming Intervention from HELL (Beta Episode)
A beta episode of Gaming Broad(cast) in which Jayme Dale and Kyle test their sound setup, compare Diablo 3 to Sailor Moon Drops and Tetris, realize they can beat a game seven times and STILL have no idea what's going on, and decide they don't want to play a game they kinda sorta love/hate until…Read more Ep. 00: A Gaming Intervention from HELL (Beta Episode)